Raymond B. Steinmetz
@raymonds-towers.bsky.social
Seattle-born farmboy,
Madrid-forged,
Europe-tempered,
Poet & Prose Smith,
Songcrafter, Digital Artist,
Frankie Laine’s kin—
Dancer of language,
Wanderer of words.
#writer #poet #microwriting
raymondstowers.wordpress.com
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Madrid-forged,
Europe-tempered,
Poet & Prose Smith,
Songcrafter, Digital Artist,
Frankie Laine’s kin—
Dancer of language,
Wanderer of words.
#writer #poet #microwriting
raymondstowers.wordpress.com
(All rights reserved.)
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Happy Tuesday from Madrid, everyone!
Today is November 25th,
and I’m glad to be hosting this
#7syllablesentence prompt —
your word is #windmark (air-worn sign).
If you’re interested in hosting this prompt soon, please
let Gabe know @poetguygabe.bsky.social
#7syllablesentence #prompt #windmark
Today is November 25th,
and I’m glad to be hosting this
#7syllablesentence prompt —
your word is #windmark (air-worn sign).
If you’re interested in hosting this prompt soon, please
let Gabe know @poetguygabe.bsky.social
#7syllablesentence #prompt #windmark
Deep in the woods, a cabin glows,
Birds settle on its slanted roof,
Chatter spills like a gentle song,
Then lifts away again,
Quiet seeps through timbers,
Hollows linger patiently,
Waiting for their return.
#SenseWrds #prompt 148 tenderness repetitive absence #writingcommunity #amwriting
Birds settle on its slanted roof,
Chatter spills like a gentle song,
Then lifts away again,
Quiet seeps through timbers,
Hollows linger patiently,
Waiting for their return.
#SenseWrds #prompt 148 tenderness repetitive absence #writingcommunity #amwriting
November 25, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Deep in the woods, a cabin glows,
Birds settle on its slanted roof,
Chatter spills like a gentle song,
Then lifts away again,
Quiet seeps through timbers,
Hollows linger patiently,
Waiting for their return.
#SenseWrds #prompt 148 tenderness repetitive absence #writingcommunity #amwriting
Birds settle on its slanted roof,
Chatter spills like a gentle song,
Then lifts away again,
Quiet seeps through timbers,
Hollows linger patiently,
Waiting for their return.
#SenseWrds #prompt 148 tenderness repetitive absence #writingcommunity #amwriting
From failure’s shattered prism
new hope refracts,
a labyrinth of falls
where strength reacts.
In every descent
resilience lifts its flame,
reborn from #ashes—
fate’s shifting claim.
Through all those stumbles
let wings rise,
seeking the path that gleams
beneath tempestuous skies.
#WildWalkPrompt
new hope refracts,
a labyrinth of falls
where strength reacts.
In every descent
resilience lifts its flame,
reborn from #ashes—
fate’s shifting claim.
Through all those stumbles
let wings rise,
seeking the path that gleams
beneath tempestuous skies.
#WildWalkPrompt
November 25, 2025 at 7:22 PM
From failure’s shattered prism
new hope refracts,
a labyrinth of falls
where strength reacts.
In every descent
resilience lifts its flame,
reborn from #ashes—
fate’s shifting claim.
Through all those stumbles
let wings rise,
seeking the path that gleams
beneath tempestuous skies.
#WildWalkPrompt
new hope refracts,
a labyrinth of falls
where strength reacts.
In every descent
resilience lifts its flame,
reborn from #ashes—
fate’s shifting claim.
Through all those stumbles
let wings rise,
seeking the path that gleams
beneath tempestuous skies.
#WildWalkPrompt
It goes without saying what drab is.
Right? Wrong!
How about avoiding an enigma?
Drab can be simplicity,
environmentally beneficial,
budget friendly,
distraction-free,
culturally relevant,
or a matter of personal preference.
I like drab.
#vss365 #prompt #relevant #amwriting
Right? Wrong!
How about avoiding an enigma?
Drab can be simplicity,
environmentally beneficial,
budget friendly,
distraction-free,
culturally relevant,
or a matter of personal preference.
I like drab.
#vss365 #prompt #relevant #amwriting
November 25, 2025 at 7:11 PM
It goes without saying what drab is.
Right? Wrong!
How about avoiding an enigma?
Drab can be simplicity,
environmentally beneficial,
budget friendly,
distraction-free,
culturally relevant,
or a matter of personal preference.
I like drab.
#vss365 #prompt #relevant #amwriting
Right? Wrong!
How about avoiding an enigma?
Drab can be simplicity,
environmentally beneficial,
budget friendly,
distraction-free,
culturally relevant,
or a matter of personal preference.
I like drab.
#vss365 #prompt #relevant #amwriting
November 25, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Playful jests cascade, laughter takes flight,
Tickling senses, mirthful delight,
Souls flow in cheerful banter,
Quips dance like light shadows,
Jestful reverie,
Smiles interweave,
Gleeful sounds,
Amuse,
Please.
#penstricken #prompt #light #writingprompt #writing #inspiration
Tickling senses, mirthful delight,
Souls flow in cheerful banter,
Quips dance like light shadows,
Jestful reverie,
Smiles interweave,
Gleeful sounds,
Amuse,
Please.
#penstricken #prompt #light #writingprompt #writing #inspiration
November 25, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Playful jests cascade, laughter takes flight,
Tickling senses, mirthful delight,
Souls flow in cheerful banter,
Quips dance like light shadows,
Jestful reverie,
Smiles interweave,
Gleeful sounds,
Amuse,
Please.
#penstricken #prompt #light #writingprompt #writing #inspiration
Tickling senses, mirthful delight,
Souls flow in cheerful banter,
Quips dance like light shadows,
Jestful reverie,
Smiles interweave,
Gleeful sounds,
Amuse,
Please.
#penstricken #prompt #light #writingprompt #writing #inspiration
November 25, 2025 at 2:04 PM
We are worshipers of the sun.
Always facing the luminous celestial body,
we display constant admiration.
Towering over the land with an
assertive posture, we track
the solar system's main star.
Each one of us is really a colony
of thousands of tiny flowers.
We are the sunflower.
#WIPSnips #system
Always facing the luminous celestial body,
we display constant admiration.
Towering over the land with an
assertive posture, we track
the solar system's main star.
Each one of us is really a colony
of thousands of tiny flowers.
We are the sunflower.
#WIPSnips #system
November 25, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Saltgrass bends with windmark’s grace.
#7syllablesentence #prompt #windmark #BlueSkyPoetry #amwriting #WritingCommunity #SkyPoet #SkyPoem #PoetsOfBlueSky #poetry #poet #poem #WritersOfBlueSky #MicroPoetry #PoetryLovers
#7syllablesentence #prompt #windmark #BlueSkyPoetry #amwriting #WritingCommunity #SkyPoet #SkyPoem #PoetsOfBlueSky #poetry #poet #poem #WritersOfBlueSky #MicroPoetry #PoetryLovers
November 25, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Saltgrass bends with windmark’s grace.
#7syllablesentence #prompt #windmark #BlueSkyPoetry #amwriting #WritingCommunity #SkyPoet #SkyPoem #PoetsOfBlueSky #poetry #poet #poem #WritersOfBlueSky #MicroPoetry #PoetryLovers
#7syllablesentence #prompt #windmark #BlueSkyPoetry #amwriting #WritingCommunity #SkyPoet #SkyPoem #PoetsOfBlueSky #poetry #poet #poem #WritersOfBlueSky #MicroPoetry #PoetryLovers
Happy Tuesday from Madrid, everyone!
Today is November 25th,
and I’m glad to be hosting this
#7syllablesentence prompt —
your word is #windmark (air-worn sign).
If you’re interested in hosting this prompt soon, please
let Gabe know @poetguygabe.bsky.social
#7syllablesentence #prompt #windmark
Today is November 25th,
and I’m glad to be hosting this
#7syllablesentence prompt —
your word is #windmark (air-worn sign).
If you’re interested in hosting this prompt soon, please
let Gabe know @poetguygabe.bsky.social
#7syllablesentence #prompt #windmark
November 25, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Happy Tuesday from Madrid, everyone!
Today is November 25th,
and I’m glad to be hosting this
#7syllablesentence prompt —
your word is #windmark (air-worn sign).
If you’re interested in hosting this prompt soon, please
let Gabe know @poetguygabe.bsky.social
#7syllablesentence #prompt #windmark
Today is November 25th,
and I’m glad to be hosting this
#7syllablesentence prompt —
your word is #windmark (air-worn sign).
If you’re interested in hosting this prompt soon, please
let Gabe know @poetguygabe.bsky.social
#7syllablesentence #prompt #windmark
Quiet refuge waits,
beneath the arch of old time,
shadows hold their tales.
#haikuchallenge #prompt #refuge #haiku #amWriting #writingCommunity #poetryCommunity #poetry #BlueSkyPoetry @fravery.bsky.social
beneath the arch of old time,
shadows hold their tales.
#haikuchallenge #prompt #refuge #haiku #amWriting #writingCommunity #poetryCommunity #poetry #BlueSkyPoetry @fravery.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Quiet refuge waits,
beneath the arch of old time,
shadows hold their tales.
#haikuchallenge #prompt #refuge #haiku #amWriting #writingCommunity #poetryCommunity #poetry #BlueSkyPoetry @fravery.bsky.social
beneath the arch of old time,
shadows hold their tales.
#haikuchallenge #prompt #refuge #haiku #amWriting #writingCommunity #poetryCommunity #poetry #BlueSkyPoetry @fravery.bsky.social
Strong frost sorted each type of track,
etching brief maps across the open meadow—
winter’s cartographer marking routes of wildlife;
faint paths shimmered under pale winter light
until daybreak erased the borders drawn in cold silence.
#2WordPrompt strong type #writingcommunity #amwriting
etching brief maps across the open meadow—
winter’s cartographer marking routes of wildlife;
faint paths shimmered under pale winter light
until daybreak erased the borders drawn in cold silence.
#2WordPrompt strong type #writingcommunity #amwriting
November 24, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Strong frost sorted each type of track,
etching brief maps across the open meadow—
winter’s cartographer marking routes of wildlife;
faint paths shimmered under pale winter light
until daybreak erased the borders drawn in cold silence.
#2WordPrompt strong type #writingcommunity #amwriting
etching brief maps across the open meadow—
winter’s cartographer marking routes of wildlife;
faint paths shimmered under pale winter light
until daybreak erased the borders drawn in cold silence.
#2WordPrompt strong type #writingcommunity #amwriting
Chimney moon,
Frosty hush,
Surreal charm.
@trilisypoetry.bsky.social #amWriting @fravery.bsky.social
#BlueSkyPrompt13 #poetryCommunity #poetry #poem #BlueSkyPoetry
Frosty hush,
Surreal charm.
@trilisypoetry.bsky.social #amWriting @fravery.bsky.social
#BlueSkyPrompt13 #poetryCommunity #poetry #poem #BlueSkyPoetry
November 24, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Chimney moon,
Frosty hush,
Surreal charm.
@trilisypoetry.bsky.social #amWriting @fravery.bsky.social
#BlueSkyPrompt13 #poetryCommunity #poetry #poem #BlueSkyPoetry
Frosty hush,
Surreal charm.
@trilisypoetry.bsky.social #amWriting @fravery.bsky.social
#BlueSkyPrompt13 #poetryCommunity #poetry #poem #BlueSkyPoetry
What the wind remembers is both old and new,
bearing the dust of yesterday and the scent of tomorrow.
It glides over each leaf, tracing time unseen,
folding moments into its silent memory,
caressing rooftops and fields with unerring care,
reminding all that it pervades and ever returns.
#ThePenFlows
bearing the dust of yesterday and the scent of tomorrow.
It glides over each leaf, tracing time unseen,
folding moments into its silent memory,
caressing rooftops and fields with unerring care,
reminding all that it pervades and ever returns.
#ThePenFlows
November 24, 2025 at 7:14 PM
What the wind remembers is both old and new,
bearing the dust of yesterday and the scent of tomorrow.
It glides over each leaf, tracing time unseen,
folding moments into its silent memory,
caressing rooftops and fields with unerring care,
reminding all that it pervades and ever returns.
#ThePenFlows
bearing the dust of yesterday and the scent of tomorrow.
It glides over each leaf, tracing time unseen,
folding moments into its silent memory,
caressing rooftops and fields with unerring care,
reminding all that it pervades and ever returns.
#ThePenFlows
November 24, 2025 at 3:18 PM
November 24, 2025 at 3:18 PM
November 24, 2025 at 3:18 PM
In stillness I harbor,
each pause becomes
a sculptor’s hand,
guiding a deliberate #retrograde
where thought is refined
with meticulous grace.
Silence, a patient architect,
binds language into
instruments of power;
and when speech returns,
each utterance lands
with deliberate weight.
#RetroArtPrompt
each pause becomes
a sculptor’s hand,
guiding a deliberate #retrograde
where thought is refined
with meticulous grace.
Silence, a patient architect,
binds language into
instruments of power;
and when speech returns,
each utterance lands
with deliberate weight.
#RetroArtPrompt
November 24, 2025 at 3:17 PM
In stillness I harbor,
each pause becomes
a sculptor’s hand,
guiding a deliberate #retrograde
where thought is refined
with meticulous grace.
Silence, a patient architect,
binds language into
instruments of power;
and when speech returns,
each utterance lands
with deliberate weight.
#RetroArtPrompt
each pause becomes
a sculptor’s hand,
guiding a deliberate #retrograde
where thought is refined
with meticulous grace.
Silence, a patient architect,
binds language into
instruments of power;
and when speech returns,
each utterance lands
with deliberate weight.
#RetroArtPrompt
Met someone new. He’s a peach!
– That’s nice. What’s his name?
Don’t know.
– How can you not know?
Have an uneasy sense that learning his name will #demolish
the whole feeling, as if saying it aloud might break the charm.
– Your bad feeling has a name.
It does? What?
– Aimonomia.
#RetroArtPrompt
– That’s nice. What’s his name?
Don’t know.
– How can you not know?
Have an uneasy sense that learning his name will #demolish
the whole feeling, as if saying it aloud might break the charm.
– Your bad feeling has a name.
It does? What?
– Aimonomia.
#RetroArtPrompt
November 24, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Met someone new. He’s a peach!
– That’s nice. What’s his name?
Don’t know.
– How can you not know?
Have an uneasy sense that learning his name will #demolish
the whole feeling, as if saying it aloud might break the charm.
– Your bad feeling has a name.
It does? What?
– Aimonomia.
#RetroArtPrompt
– That’s nice. What’s his name?
Don’t know.
– How can you not know?
Have an uneasy sense that learning his name will #demolish
the whole feeling, as if saying it aloud might break the charm.
– Your bad feeling has a name.
It does? What?
– Aimonomia.
#RetroArtPrompt
In the heart of the enchanted forest,
a young deer named Abequa
underwent a wondrous molt.
As the herd watched in wonderment,
his antlers shed their old form,
only to sprout anew,
flourished with crabapples.
He would go down in history.
#RetroArtPrompt #prompt #wonderment #writingCommunity
a young deer named Abequa
underwent a wondrous molt.
As the herd watched in wonderment,
his antlers shed their old form,
only to sprout anew,
flourished with crabapples.
He would go down in history.
#RetroArtPrompt #prompt #wonderment #writingCommunity
November 24, 2025 at 2:57 PM
In the heart of the enchanted forest,
a young deer named Abequa
underwent a wondrous molt.
As the herd watched in wonderment,
his antlers shed their old form,
only to sprout anew,
flourished with crabapples.
He would go down in history.
#RetroArtPrompt #prompt #wonderment #writingCommunity
a young deer named Abequa
underwent a wondrous molt.
As the herd watched in wonderment,
his antlers shed their old form,
only to sprout anew,
flourished with crabapples.
He would go down in history.
#RetroArtPrompt #prompt #wonderment #writingCommunity
Cloudstep leans on rolling thoughts.
#7syllablesentence #prompt #cloudstep #BlueSkyPoetry #amwriting #WritingCommunity #SkyPoet #SkyPoem #PoetsOfBlueSky #poetry #poet #poem #WritersOfBlueSky #MicroPoetry #PoetryLovers
#7syllablesentence #prompt #cloudstep #BlueSkyPoetry #amwriting #WritingCommunity #SkyPoet #SkyPoem #PoetsOfBlueSky #poetry #poet #poem #WritersOfBlueSky #MicroPoetry #PoetryLovers
November 24, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Cloudstep leans on rolling thoughts.
#7syllablesentence #prompt #cloudstep #BlueSkyPoetry #amwriting #WritingCommunity #SkyPoet #SkyPoem #PoetsOfBlueSky #poetry #poet #poem #WritersOfBlueSky #MicroPoetry #PoetryLovers
#7syllablesentence #prompt #cloudstep #BlueSkyPoetry #amwriting #WritingCommunity #SkyPoet #SkyPoem #PoetsOfBlueSky #poetry #poet #poem #WritersOfBlueSky #MicroPoetry #PoetryLovers
Thank you! Hope your week is starting out great. Enjoy!
November 24, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Thank you! Hope your week is starting out great. Enjoy!
Happy Monday from Madrid, everyone!
Today is November 24th,
and I’m glad to be hosting this
#7syllablesentence prompt —
your word is #cloudstep (soft rising drift).
If you’re interested in hosting this prompt soon, please
let Gabe know @poetguygabe.bsky.social
#7syllablesentence #prompt #cloudstep
Today is November 24th,
and I’m glad to be hosting this
#7syllablesentence prompt —
your word is #cloudstep (soft rising drift).
If you’re interested in hosting this prompt soon, please
let Gabe know @poetguygabe.bsky.social
#7syllablesentence #prompt #cloudstep
November 24, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Happy Monday from Madrid, everyone!
Today is November 24th,
and I’m glad to be hosting this
#7syllablesentence prompt —
your word is #cloudstep (soft rising drift).
If you’re interested in hosting this prompt soon, please
let Gabe know @poetguygabe.bsky.social
#7syllablesentence #prompt #cloudstep
Today is November 24th,
and I’m glad to be hosting this
#7syllablesentence prompt —
your word is #cloudstep (soft rising drift).
If you’re interested in hosting this prompt soon, please
let Gabe know @poetguygabe.bsky.social
#7syllablesentence #prompt #cloudstep
November 23, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Letting go is like tossing
Aunt Mildred's hideous sweater—
emotional decluttering at its finest.
It’s embracing life's chaos
over clinging to past failures.
In releasing our grip on
outdated dreams and grudges,
we make room for unexpected
joys and mismatched socks.
#RetroArtPrompt #emotional
Aunt Mildred's hideous sweater—
emotional decluttering at its finest.
It’s embracing life's chaos
over clinging to past failures.
In releasing our grip on
outdated dreams and grudges,
we make room for unexpected
joys and mismatched socks.
#RetroArtPrompt #emotional
November 23, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Letting go is like tossing
Aunt Mildred's hideous sweater—
emotional decluttering at its finest.
It’s embracing life's chaos
over clinging to past failures.
In releasing our grip on
outdated dreams and grudges,
we make room for unexpected
joys and mismatched socks.
#RetroArtPrompt #emotional
Aunt Mildred's hideous sweater—
emotional decluttering at its finest.
It’s embracing life's chaos
over clinging to past failures.
In releasing our grip on
outdated dreams and grudges,
we make room for unexpected
joys and mismatched socks.
#RetroArtPrompt #emotional
Life’s light and shadow waltz,
like a cat and its reflection—
both amusing and existential.
Sunlit moments are like a child's
laughter in a playground;
shadows are the quiet sighs
in an empty room.
Together, they
orchestrate our chaotic,
bittersweet human symphony.
#RetroArtPrompt #prompt #shadow
like a cat and its reflection—
both amusing and existential.
Sunlit moments are like a child's
laughter in a playground;
shadows are the quiet sighs
in an empty room.
Together, they
orchestrate our chaotic,
bittersweet human symphony.
#RetroArtPrompt #prompt #shadow
November 23, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Life’s light and shadow waltz,
like a cat and its reflection—
both amusing and existential.
Sunlit moments are like a child's
laughter in a playground;
shadows are the quiet sighs
in an empty room.
Together, they
orchestrate our chaotic,
bittersweet human symphony.
#RetroArtPrompt #prompt #shadow
like a cat and its reflection—
both amusing and existential.
Sunlit moments are like a child's
laughter in a playground;
shadows are the quiet sighs
in an empty room.
Together, they
orchestrate our chaotic,
bittersweet human symphony.
#RetroArtPrompt #prompt #shadow